I hope to meet a team that resembles (European qualifier opponent) Hungary. |
I think people understand that these are training matches and that in the USA we fielded a domestic league team. It is in the autumn European qualifier that people will judge me. |
It's OK. It was important to avoid Spain. |
It's okay. It was important to avoid Spain. The Czech Republic is an opponent that I think will suit us. |
John has matured a great deal and is now capable of being a leader for other players in the team. I'd say there is a very good chance that he will be captain of Norway before too long. |
The points mattered more than anything tonight. The results in the other games went our way, and now we can travel to Belarus knowing that we are in the play-offs. I hope our luck continues. |
We shouldn't be overly pessimistic. I would have composed the team differently if this had been a qualification match. It is in such (friendly) matches that I have the chance to give youngsters an opportunity to gain experience. If we always focus on the result the youngsters wouldn't get a chance, and that would be all wrong. |